Comparison of laparoscopic and mini incision open donor nephrectomy: single blind, randomised controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the best approach for live donor nephrectomy to minimise discomfort to the donor and to provide good graft function.

Design

Single blind, randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Two university medical centres, the Netherlands.

Participants

100 living kidney donors.

Interventions

Participants were randomly assigned to either laparoscopic donor nephrectomy or to mini incision muscle splitting open donor nephrectomy.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was physical fatigue using the multidimensional fatigue inventory 20 (MFI-20). Secondary outcomes were physical function using the SF-36, hospital stay after surgery, pain, operating times, recipient graft function, and graft survival.

Results

Conversions did not occur

SUBMITTER: Kok NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1523437 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature